Wind-shield for automobiles.



J. L. KENNEDY.

WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 6, 1910.

1,042,925. Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

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J.L.KENNEDY.

WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 6, 1910.

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p and presenting no material obstruction of provem ents UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. KENNEDY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

WIND-SH'ZIELD, FOB AUTOMOBILES.

L Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Oct. 29,1912.

Application filed October 6, 1910. Serial No. 585,710.

automobiles, and its principal object is to lessen the air-resistance tothe vehicles advance while fully protecting the occupants view.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of an automobile with mydevices .attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22, lookingrearward. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofv the wind shield detached.Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section on the line 4%, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is adetail showing a device-for holding the structure of Fig. 3 when it isswung upward and rearward upon its pivot. Fig. 6 is a section on theline 66, Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail view, partly in section, showing thedevices for supporting and securing the rear end of the structure ofFig. 3.

In these views, A represents frame members 0. he vehicle body, B aV-shaped wind shield supported from the same, and C a hood located, asusual, in front of the drivers seat.

The body of the shield comprises a lower and an upper member, the formerconsisting of a V-shaped metal frame B in each wing of which are fixedtransparent plates B preferably of he." vy glass. To the upper edge ofeach wing is hinged a plane frame 13 in which is set a transparent plateB.- These plane frames are held in the planes of the frame'wings below,when desired, by

means of any suitable tie members B", B, or they may be swung outwardand down-- ward until parallel with the plates B re, spectively. As thisshield is ordinarily dii'ectly above the hood G air is preventedfrompassing upwardly into it from the sur-- face of the hood by asuitable plate or sheet 13, and if desired the top also may be cov eredby an analogous sheet to exclude rain) From the forward edge of theframe B a rigid bar B extendsfgrward and is ada ted to pass over afilling tube {[9, usua ly.

found at the front end of the hood, and restupon a loose colla'rfD,against which it is held by a screw=cap D Increased rigidity is securedby'adding a brace B extending from the bar- B to the upper part of theframe B. {The rear end of the shield is pivoted on each side to a memberE fitting accurately-over the diminished upper portlon E of an uprightrod- E and locked by a set screw E Near its lower margin on each sidethe frame 13 is further se-' cured to the corresponding rod E by arigidly attached pintle like member E closely fitting in an eye E on therod. The

rods E fit closely in sockets A rigidly c014 nected with the framemembers A and are locked by set-screws A. The shield is pivoted asdescribed since it may sometimes be desirable to raise. it withoutremoving it from the machine. When this is desired, the set-screws E arelooseued, the cap D is removed, and the reaf end is lifted slightlyuntil the members E are withdrawn from the eyes E these members beingshorter than the portions E of the rods E so that the.hood is not freedfrom the rods. The shield may now be swung on its pivots to the positionsuggested in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 5, in which position itis tem- 'porarilv held by a spring hook E engaging a stud E on theframe.

When the shield is not wanted, it may be removed'in a few moments byremoving the cap D loosening the se -screws A and lifting the .wholebodily; and obviously it. may

be as quickly replaced. a

As this shield extends over the hood, the

latter cannot be raised while it is in place,

and I therefore preferably make the latter .of approximatelycylindricalform and form its body in two quadrantal segments F, Farranged to slide in ways F .in the end members, the outer walls F ofeach way being a curved strip F secured in place by screws, so that thestrips and segments may be readily assembled and removed. Attheir uppermargins the segments are provided with hooked portions F which are inwedgelike engagement when the segments are in normal position resting onthe frame members A. Either segment may be raised exposing the interior,by sliding the segment in its way, a handle F preferably being providednear the segments lower edge, and this lower marginal portion ispreferably seated in a slightly tapered groove or seat F when thesegment is in closed position; but this method of locking obviously doesnot exclude other locking devices. While it is preferred to make thehood cylindrical, it is not essential that it have such form, thesegments being, from thinness or otherwise, quite flexible. In any case,either segment may be instantly lifted without in any way moving thewindshield.

Obviously the shield, from its construction, is very rigid and itdeflects the air outward to right and left, the currents deflectedthemselves tending to protect the occupants of the vehicle from theaction of the air through which the machine passes. It- -is alsoimportant that the resistance of the air to the machines advance isgreatly lessened, materially lowering the ratio of fuel consumption todistance traveled, and allowing higher speed with a. given drivingforce.

What, I claim is:

1. The combination with a V-shaped wind shield, of two wings hinged tothe upper margins ofthe lateral walls of said shield, respectively, toswing downward against said walls and upward into their planes toincrease the shields height, and means for locking the wings in raisedposition.

2, The combination with an automobile having a hood and a fixed portionin front of the hood, of a V-shaped wind shield independent of the hood,above the same,

rotation, and mealns for detachably fixing the front end of said arm.

4. The combination wit-h an automobile, of two removable, shieldsupporting rods extending upward from the sides, respectively, of thevehicle, members in sliding engagement with the upper portions of therods, respectively, a wind shield pivoted to said members to swing abouta horizontal axis and itself provided with means for engaging anddisengaging said rods at a distance from said axis as said members areloweredand raised, and means for preventing said members from sliding.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. KENNEDY. Witnesses ARTHUR L. BRYANT, R. CRAIG GREENE.

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